Regulations and Government
Qatar–Curaçao Open Skies Deal Raises Concerns in Europe
New EU fair competition rules divide governments, aerospace industry, airlines, and airports

Qatar and the Netherlands concluded an open-skies agreement for flights between Qatar and Curaçao, allowing for unlimited air services between the two countries. There are currently no nonstop flights between Doha (or the Middle East) and Curaçao, and the agreement was brokered based on the “desire of the two parties to organize the air transport relationship between Curaçao and Qatar in a treaty to promote trade, tourism, and investment,” according to Sigrid Kaag, Dutch minister for foreign trade and development cooperation.